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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
WASHINGTON

The following Illinois postma.ters were
appointed to-day: John NJ. O'Neill, Craig,
Perry county; Charles NJ. Wright, Gilman,
Iroquoi. county; Frederick f. Weiser,
Stonington, Christian county.
The postoffice department to-day re-
ceived letter dated Aug. 80 announcing
that Joseph Ward the postmaster at
Chapman, Col, came to his death by
Indians Aug. 25, 1887.
ACTING POSTMASTER GENERAL STEVENSON
has directed that the free-deivery ser
vice be established at the following po,t-
offices Oct. L: Iowa City, Iowa; Beatrice,
Neb.; Ottawa, Kan; Grand Island, Neb.,
also at Tacoma, Washington territory,
on Nov. 1, the Old Tacoma po.toffice to
be discontinued.
IN conversation to-day Bishop Ireland
was asked his opinion on the statement
telegra phed from London to the effect
that the vatican was Offering its service
as q mediator between England and Ire
land, asking as the price thereof the plac-
ing of nuncio at London. 81 do not
think" said he, that there is any founda-
tion for that statement. If Rome desires
to place nuncio at London it would ask
for the establishment of diplomatic reIa-
tloHo III the usual ulduutI, dHu uot ds tHc
price of a favor. AS to the plan it
self, think it could not succeed. think
the Irish people will work out their own
salvation in time. They have been stead
lily but successfully working out their
problem, and the public sentiment of the
world is with them. 1t will be but a few
months, think, till Gladstone returns to
power, and the Irish question will be
practically settled
REGARDING the attitude of the church
toward the Knights of Labor, Bishop Ire
land said: ''The church has withdrawn it's
disapproval of the organization, holding
that its secret work is harmless so long as
1t does not foment riots, immortality, or
irreligion. While the church is opposed
to secret societies of all kinds, it holds
that the society of the Knights of Labor
is of q political and business nature such
as all men are entitled to have regarding
their business affairs. The organization
has shown no disposition to foment riots,
and under the management of Powderly
do not think it is likely to, although
we cannot tell what would happen
should any osher man be elected to Pow
derly's place. Under all these circum.
stances the church has tolerated the asso-
ciation."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
Saw His Dying Brothers Ghost.
Pu. zsutawDcy pa Spirit.

81 don't believe il ghosts" remarked a
prominent citizen of this place the other
day "but l saw something one night while
going through the dark woods on the
ReS noldsyilIe road that L have never been
able to account for. | was riding along
on horseback, when, just a few feet in
front of me, [ saw man in the road
turned my horse to one side in order to
let him pass, and at that moment he stumb-
led and fell IN the middle OF the road.
The thought at once occurred to me that
it was drunken man, and as the nigh was
intensely cold-being in winter time-I
was afraid he would lie there and freeze
to death, SO concluded to help him up
and see that be reached place of safety.
With this purpose in view l said: "Hello,
stranger, what are you doing heres'
aBut there was ne response, | spoke
louder and louder, but still he would not
answer This convinced me that he had
fellen into a drunken sleep and would
inevitably psrish if not taken care of.
| therefore dismounted, lighted a match
and bent over the the figure TO see if
could recognize his features, when to my
utter sstonishment, the object dissolved
from view, and there was not the least in
dication that there had been anything in
the snow before me. / tried to convince
myself that ii was an Illusion, but /
was in such complete possession of my
faculties and my thoughts had been rup-
ring in such q widely different channel
that could not believe / had been de
ceived. And what tended more nrIl-,y &c
convince me that l was lot dreaming
was the fact that my horse shied and
paved and seemed to be In such
terror of the object that l couid scarcely
hold il.
81 went on home, but in spite of the
most vigorous mental efforts xas haunted
all night by strange forebodings of evil,
and the next day 1 received a dispatch
! TO the effect that my brother. who was in
Dakota. had been caught in blizzard the
previous night and vas frozen TO DEATH
Subsequent inquiry developed the fact
that his death occurred at the same mo-
ment. allowing for difference in time,
that the apparition appeared to me-
Since that time I have beer slightly
tinged With superstition"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
THE PURCHASE OF BONDS.
The President Thinks the Criticisms Of the
Treasurer's Actions Very InConsiderate.

The President Thinks the Criticisms Of the
Treasurer's Actions Very InCOnsderate
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-In regard to
the purchase of bonds by the government
the president said to-day to representa-
tive of the Associated press: The criti
cism upon the action of the treasury
department for the refusal to accept any
of the offers of bonds last Wednesday, it
seems TO me is inconsderately made.
In the first place, the offers were higher
considering the lapse of time they had to
run than they have heretofore been, and
did not present as favorable terms to the
government. In the next place, the num-
Der offered was much less than on form
er occasions. These facts may
well give rise TO the in
ference that the people holding the
bonds preferred them TO money. The
government wants to buy bonds to an
swer the requirements of the law relative
to the sinking fund, and it is willing to
advance the interest on such bonds as are
not bought and thus supply any immedi-
ate demand there may be for money.
These two movements of the treasury de-
partment are calculated TO release good
deal of money and turn il into business
channels if required. But they are
both executive acts and must be
performed with regard TO the interests of
the government as one of the parties TO
the transaction. There is no disposition
to drive sharp bargain with the holders
of the bonds, but it will not do to say
that there is no side to the bargain except
that of the seller and holder and that
these bonds must be bought and
interest advanced as their interest
alone dictates. The competition
offered in the sale of bonds is
just the way to fix their price and will be
fairly pursued as long as it seems TO pro
tect them against an undue advantage on
the part of the sellers and results in
offers which upon business considera-
tions ought to regulate their value as be-
tween private parties and the govern
ment ought not TO be expected, regard
less Of any public purpose to identify
itself with private business or specula-
ton.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

THE recovery of the Panama canal
shares in the French market is an in
stance of the wonderful resources of De
Lesseps. If he were embarked in a mil
lion dollar enterprise this would not be
the case. But De Lesseps is dealing with
sums magnificent in proportion, and the
commercial world of Paris has an inter
est in keeping him upon his feet. There
is notion abroad that eventually the
government will assume the liabilities of
the Panama company in order to avoid d
crash. This belief may also have some
thing TO do in sustaining the canal shares
in the market.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
PERSONALS.

Justice Field will leave San Francisco
for the east next Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Leslie has returned from
her trip abroad. She came over in the
City of Rome.
William Walter Phelps, the New Jersey
congressman, has brought suit against
the Michigan Central railway in the
Wayne circuit court for cutting $1,000
worth of timber from his lands in Michi-
gan.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, of New
York, delivered an address at the Chan
tanqua Co, fair, but he didn't say q word
about politics. It Is assumed that he got
enough of that last winter.
Mr.. Theodore Thomas has his country
home at Fair Haven, Mass. It il an old
fashioned house, With large grounds,
commanding q view Of the water. There
he rusticates With his wife and children.
His oldest son 10 st Harvard.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
II Must Rc nnne.

The next congress has some heavy
work carved out for it. II must deal with
the surplus. 1t must provide for the de
fense of our sea-ooast, and appropriate
any amount of money that is needed TO
make New York, Boston, Philaael pkia,
New Orleans, Galveston, Baltimore, and
the other ports on the Atlantic
and Pacific absolutely impregna-
bic to the attack of hostile fleet of
iron clads.
We regard this matter of sea coast
defenses as vitality important as any
other that the next congress will have be-
fore il.
We have no navy-practically speaking
We cannot create one right off. Feeling
secure by reason of our isolated position
and our neutral policy, from foreign in
vasiou, we have lain dormant so long
that to build up navy able to cope with
the gigantic war fleets of Europe to-day
would take years of time aud fabulous
sums of money.
But there are devices for the protection
of sea-coasts against which the most
powerful armed ships are impotent
We must either have a navy more pow.
erful than that of any foreign power,
which is we'll nigh impossible, or else
abandon the idea of navy altos ether
beyond q few fast cruisers, such as we
are now building. to prey upon com
merce, and turn all oar brains and money
into one chaunol-the rendering of out
sea coast line, Atlantic and Pacific
impregnahle.
This is possible, and the price of de
stroying ships of war costing several mil
lions of dollars is intiuitesimal as com
pared with the cost of creating and main
tanning a great war navy. The proud
American Eagle may shrek his wildes
note of national defiance and scorn o.
uaouarchisl institutions, but wind sgsins
metal avsils but little, and when we leas
expect it foreign squadron may appes
Off our coast and one after another of on
wealthy commercial cities be laid unde
such tribute as would long imeoveris'
our merchant princes, and strike a blow
at their prosperity from which they weul'
be slow to recover.
Let our business men look to this, an,
let them make our representatives a
Washington feel that when congress
meets, this subject must be acted upol
with premptness and vigor. We ouyh
not to rest, nor let others rest, until ou
coast line is insured against foreigr of
tack. Enough has been said, and NOR
than enough, to open the eyes of tn
nation to a realization of its danger. W
need no BATTLE of Dorking" to bring d
to a sense of it.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

paraded tn 9 day after the battle A dis
patch says "a majority of them wore
bandages over the wounds they receiv-
ed.n Fourteen of the more seriously
injured were in the hospital, and did not
turn out 10 exhibit the bandage used in
stead of laurels in that part of the world.
PARIS reports says the Seventh corps,
the cue chosen for the mobilization ex-
pertinent, vas raised from 10000 to 36,-
739 men, the additions being fnlly cloth
ed, armed and equipped. Many of the
fresh cavalrymen, unaccustomed to nd
ing, were thrown by their horses; the
officers we're little awkward in handling
large bodies of men, and the artillery
movements were sluggish. But on the
whole, 'the experim ent inspires conf
depce in the army"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

that it will pass under control of the
Pennsylvania Road. Mr.. Spencer also
states that no negotiations are in pro-
gress for the sale of the sleeping-car and
telegraph systems, and that they will not
be sold unless the directors are satisfied
the interests of the road will be subserv-
ed thereby. Mr.. Spencer does not believe
the syndicate will interfere with the man
ageInent OF the road.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
Gov. Washington Bartlett Dead,

SAN Francisco, Sept. 12.-Gov. Wash
tngton Bartlett died in Oakland this at
ternoon. His death resulted from chronic
affection of the kidneys. Gov. Bartlett
was native of Savannah, Ga, and was
6S years of age. He removed TO Califor-
MIA in 1S+4 and has lived here since. He
always took an active part in politics and
had filled a number of offices, among
them that of mayor of San Francisco for
two terms, between 1882 anS1SS6. He was
elected governor of the State on the
democratic ticket in 1856. He will be
succeeded in office by Lieut.. Gov. Il. W.
Waterman, who was elected at the same
time on the republican ticket
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

THERE has just died in Paris, in pow
erty and neglect, man who once played
an important part in European politics.
constitution which Mldhat Pasha attem pit
ed to introduce into Turkey years ago.
For long time Odian Efendi has been
sick in Paris from disease which did
not permit him either to sit or lie down,
and he had to be kept in standing posi-
tion constantly. A devoted sister nursed
him faith fully.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
The international Cattle Co. Sell Out.

SUPERIOR, Sept. 12.-The International
Cattle company has sold its entire plaut,
about seven miles south of here, consist
ing of 760 acres of land, 400 of which are
cleared and under cultivation, numerous
granaries, stables and Il farming pile
ments, and mechanical Improvements to
j. B. Satphin d Co., of Duluth, for the
consideration of 100000 cash. Cold
storage houses and other Improvements
will be built upon the ranch, The plant
here is the largest of the kind in America.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

THIRTY counties in Missouri have voted
against licensing the liquor traffic. There
ia no State in the Union where restric-
ton on the drinking habit is needed
moro than in Missouri. But whatever
other portions of the State may do, st.
LOUIS and Kansas City will continue their
consum ption of the meauest kind OF
whisky "Worid without end"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

THE creditors of Harper, the Gistin-
guished Cincinnati fnancier, are in
cheerful frame of mind because they
have been informed that his assets Will
suffice to pay them per cent. dividened.
Harper seems to have overlooked point
somewhere.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
INDEMNITY LANDS.
The G.. st. ?. NJ. & o. has Secured About all the
Wisconsin Land il is Entitled To.


Wisconsin Land il is Entitled To.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE acting com
missioner general of the land Office has
submitted TO the secretary of the interior
q report of the adjustment of the grant
for the Bayfield, branch of the Chicago,
st. Paul Minneapolis d. Omaha
railway. He finds the company
entitled to 333,s6 acres of which
$4,000 have been approved to the
state of Wisconsin, leaving 10,2G1 still
due; but of the lands granted in place
thereof Al ,3e2 acres are vacant and sub
ject TO selection. Should these be proved
the company will have received 37,10I
acres in eIcesstherefore. The report says
the company is not entitled 70 certi-
ication of additional indemnity lands.
There are 125,0oo acses unapproy-d in
demnity selections pen ling which, il the
secretary concurs in the report must be
cancelled. The acting CON missioner also
finds that as the company did not con-
struct It's road upon the line of the
definite location it thereby abandoned so
much of the grant as is coterminous with
the DETECTION.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
An Unknown Nan cremated.

MkEK1LL, VS., Sept. 12.-Hunters in
the woods Sunday found a burned shanty
With the charred remains of q man in il,
five miles from this city. His wagon was
near by and his horses we're running
loose. having broken from the wagon
One of the horses was considerably
burned. The deceased is probably some
man who had been at work on the rail
road. The coroner has gone out TO in
yestigate-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
CATHOLICS VS.. PROTESTANTs.
The Priest at Kenosha Says Bad Things About
the Principal Of the schools.

the Principal Of the schools.
KxNosHA, Wis, Sept. 12.-In short
exhortation to the psrishioners to pat
ronize the paroch1al schools it is allea ed
that Rev. Father Cleary, rector of St.
James church, yesterday made an asser-
ton rejecting upon the public schools
of Kenosha which has created consider
able comment inasmuch as there is
some question a. to the facts in the case.
The statement referred TO was that
thsre we're special reasons why
the public schools in Kenosha
should not be patronized, as the prin-
cipal was man who publicly boasts of
having no religious faith, and even
doubts the existence of God, implying
that infdelity is inculcated in the teach
ings of the school. Friends of Prof.
Leach say be is an eIem plary member of
the Episcopal church, which he Joined
year or two ago by letter or otherwise
from the Methodist church, where he oc-
cupied the position of superintendent of
the Sunday school
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

ONE of the interesting things which the
coming election in New York will dis
close will be the relative strength of the
Labor and Prohibition vote. The result
may throw some important light on next
years calculations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
In the Whole Hideous CAtalo1pe

OF tdissases there were none which previous TO the
dsc0Eery OF Hostetter's Stomach Bisters, offer
ei more formidable resistancs TO the old fashion
ed modes of treatment than the group OF mala-
dies which under the collective name OF
malarisl disease. afflicted entire communities
that suffered hopelessly. ChiIls and fever. dumb
a<ue, sgue cake and bilious remittent were once
rseartlest a well nigh ircurable Now ii eioces
The hearts of thousands who reside In districts
periodically subject to tie visitation OF malaria.
10 tel certain that in the Birters th-y possess
certain defense against the scoGrxe, sure means
of expeng its poison from tire system 10 the
settler in the far West. the nes enligrant thither
and 10 travellers and tourists by land and the
possession Of this pleasant safeguard is guar
suty of safefy from Diseases which they might
vainiy seek from any other source
Helen's Babies is still u inc of wealth
to the publisher. The 2O0th edition is
inst bein1 printed,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
A Neenah Pioneer Passes AWAY.

NrKNAH, Wis, Sept. 1e.-Msrtin Gavin,
prominent and highly respectable resi-.
dent of Neenah, died this morning OF
ulcer of the stomach, aged 60 years. The
deceased settled in Nseuah over forty
years ago and during his residence held
numerous offices of trust.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
THE MGARlGLE CASE.
He Can Stroll About Canada for Some Time
Yet

Yet
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-The application
of the governor of Illinois for the extra
dition of McGarigle the fugitive Chicago
warden, which has been received at the
department of state will be reserved for
the personal consideration of Sec. BayHrd
when he returns to the city. As a rule ao-
tion upon an application for extradition
papers ls purely a form. The prelimin-
aries to the granting of the request CON
sisting merely in an examination of the
extradition treaties to ascertain if the
offense charged falls within their terms.
But it is understood that in the present
case the application is based upon the
charge of conspiracy, for which no pro-
vision is made in the existing treaty
with Canada. A legal point of gravity is
involved in the application and its con
sideration may therefore occupy some
time
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
y,s,dad 70 Temn,.,,op and ymbezzIed.

TRoY, n. T., Sept. l2.-Chas. p. Ide,
bookkeeper of the First National at
Glenn Falls, has confessed to embezzle-
ment of &1s,100 in the years 1880, 1881
and 1882 He vas an officer of the Bap-
tist Sunday school and generally re-
spected. No arrest has been made.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
A Farmer Accidentally Shoots Himself

PIrrsvILLE, Wis, Sept. 12.-John Ar
quitta, farmer living five miles north
of here, accidentally shot himself in one
shoulder. He is lying in critical con-
cltion but there are some hopes Of his
recovery
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

OK Monday applications for the pre-
payment of interest on bonds to the
amoznt of S775 900 were received at the
treasury making the total amount to date
x92167 $50.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
To Build For Uncle Sam.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-Bids were
opened today for ths construction Of
the extension to the Peora, ILL.,, public
building. Larkworthy h Meneke, of
Quincy, H., were the lowest bidders at
429.S4l.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

The miners at the collerjes of five
companies in Pennsylvania, struck Mon
day for an advance in wages. Nearly
1000 men are out.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
Rev, r. b. Brown Married.

GALENA. ILL.,, Sept. 12.-Rev. R. B.
Brown, the celebrated boy preacher, wss
married on Saturday to Miss Mary Will
Jams, an estimhble and comely young
lady, of Hazel Green, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
Denounced Government Terrorism,

DUBLIN, Sept. 12-At meeting of the
corporation to-day the lord mayor made
a speech in which he denounced govern
ment terrorism in Ireland.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

CHARLES LOCKE has concluded to sink
a few thousand dollars il the American
Opera com pany and has become its sole
proprietor.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

KANSAS claims to have discovered the
thickest and richest salt mine in the
world. Salt may yet save Kansas, if
woman suffrage doesn't.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

sociation, on charge or attempted lille,
gs. voting at the municipal election here,
has been abandoned, because women's
votes were accepted as legal in other
municipalities in the state.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
Miners Excited Over Discovery of Zinc Ore.

SHULLsBURG, Wis, Sept. 12.-Miners in
this locality are excited over a rich dis
covery of zinc ore that has just been
made in the town of Ridgeway, Wis. The
ore, which is a mixture of dry-bone and
black jack, was struck about eleven feet
below the surface and extends into the
bluff, and promises to be inexhaustible.
The owners of the mine were poor men
who had been prospecting for some
years without success. The discovery
will make them independent.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

This county car stand good deal OF
immigration yet, but it must be OF the
sifted kind, After hundred years we
can afford to be trifte d1scrimlnatlng.I
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16
A Fatal SUNDAY Hunt.

STouGnToN, Wis, Sept. 12.-John
Young, 16-year-old son of Thomas
Young, who resides in the town of Por-
ter, few miles south of this city was
accidentally shot and killed yesterday
afternoon. Some boys were shooting
squirrels and as John Young went to
pick up wounded squirrel James Mac
kenaliey shot at the animal, the charge
striking Young in the right eye at short
range. Young lived several hours but re-
manned unconscious until his death.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-09-16

Rev. Olympia Brown Willis Will not be Prose-
euted-
RACINE, Wis, Sept 1.-THE effort to
prosecute the Rev. Olympia Brown Willis,
Of ths Wisconsin Woman 6unragist's as-